* lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el (package--message): inhibit-message

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
index a65564151bc..c3bec360faf 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
@@ -1380,10 +1380,9 @@ it to the file."
 (defun package--message (format &rest args)
   "Like `message', except sometimes don't print to minibuffer.
 If the variable `package--silence' is non-nil, the message is not
-displayed on the minibuffer."
-  (apply #'message format args)
-  (when package--silence
-    (message nil)))
+displayed on the echo area."
+  (let ((inhibit-message package--silence))
+    (apply #'message format args)))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun package-import-keyring (&optional file)